Lena and Ruby: A Story of Two Adoptions is about two Inuit girls who have very different adoption stories. Lena has a traditional Inuit custom adoption, and Ruby has a transracial adoption. The girls explain their experience growing up with their adoptive families, how they met, and how important they are to each other. Lena and Ruby introduce the concept of adoption in an accessible way that can help children understand family diversity and the importance of culture. The story is written in English with some Inuktitut words. Kevin Qamaniq-Mason is Inuit.

Other End Matter: Pronunciation guide, Fountas & Pinnell text level L
Images: Colour illustrations
Contributor Affiliation: Authors Mary Qamaniq-Mason and Kevin Qamaniq-Mason (Inuit), Illustrator Marcus Cutler
Bibliography: No
Index: No

Source: Books BC - Indigenous Books for Schools

Kevin Qamaniq-Mason grew up in Iglulik. He currently lives in Ottawa and is a senior policy advisor at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

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Mary Qamaniq-Mason est titulaire d’un doctorat en éducation avec un intérêt particulier pour le bien-être et les relations. Ils ont un fils et une fille par adoption coutumière et sont famille d’accueil pour d’autres enfants.

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MARCUS CUTLER était autrefois un enfant très désordonné, qui est devenu un adulte un peu plus ordonné. Il a illustré de nombreux livres, dont The Three Canadian Pigs et Travel Guide For Monsters Part Deux : A Canadian Adventure. Il est l’auteur et l’illustrateur de I Do Not Eat Children. Marcus vit à Tecumseh, en Ontario, avec deux chats, un enfant quelque peu désordonné, un enfant incroyablement désordonné et sa femme qui, elle, est plutôt ordonnée.

 

MARCUS CUTLER was once a very messy kid, but then he grew up to be a slightly less messy adult. He is the illustrator of many books, including The Three Canadian Pigs and Travel Guide For Monsters Part Deux: A Canadian Adventure, and the author and illustrator of I Do Not Eat Children.

 

Marcus lives in Tecumseh, Ontario, with two cats, one somewhat messy kid, one incredibly messy kid and one fairly tidy wife.

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